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Kyle, Sofia and Max order the top item at chain after chain, and the best score lands at a sandwich shop, not the gold-leaf steakhouse.
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I Tried America’s Most EXPENSIVE Menu Items
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- 1:52Popeyes' Honey BBQ Bacon & Cheese Sandwich wins early praise for its crunch, sauce and bacon.
- 8:54Sonic's triple burger disappoints all three for too many toppings and too little beef flavor.
- 25:34Firehouse Subs' Smokin' Honey Steak Melt sets a new high score for the video.
- 31:42IHOP and Denny's T-bone steak and eggs go head to head; Denny's wins on meat quality.
- 39:24Chain steaks from Applebee's to Cheesecake Factory are ranked; Cheesecake Factory's filet scores highest of the run.
- 55:05Kyle plays Salt Bae for Nusr-Et's $992 golden tomahawk, praised for its cook despite the gimmick.
A KFC pot pie under a puff-pastry lid opens the menu. A steak wrapped in 24-karat gold closes it, nearly an hour later. In "I Tried America's Most EXPENSIVE Menu Items," Max the Meat Guy, Kyle and Sofia order the priciest thing at one chain after another and score each dish, testing whether the top of the menu is worth the money. It follows the channel's tour of America's iconic dishes earlier this month, this time sorted by price.
The short answer is: not automatically. The triple burgers struggle. Sonic's All-American Bacon Triple Sonic Smasher, buried under toppings, leaves Kyle with "Literally nothing. I only taste salt," and Wendy's pretzel triple is overwhelmed by its own bun. McDonald's Double Bacon Quarter Pounder, one of the cheaper stops, is praised for its beef and its build.
The high point arrives at around $20. Firehouse Subs' Smokin' Honey Steak Melt sets a new high score. "Honestly, one of the best subs I've ever had," Max says. The sit-down chains are uneven: Denny's T-bone beats IHOP's on meat quality, the Cheesecake Factory filet earns strong marks, and Applebee's ribeye and Fogo de Chão's lamb chops sink to the bottom of the sheet.
The luxury finale splits the table. Morton's Wagyu ribeye, dry-aged more than 80 days, is too funky for some, and Max concedes it is "almost too dry-aged." Then Kyle dresses as Salt Bae for Nusr-Et's $992 golden tomahawk, which the trio credit for its cook and flavor while still scoring it below the sub.
Along the way there is a sponsored Zocdoc segment and a McDonald's-themed birthday cake for Kyle, which explains the run of birthday wishes in the comments. The rest of the comment section reads like a staff room: people who say they worked at Culver's, KFC and Five Guys describe how the cod, the pot pie chicken and the burger patties are actually made, and others are already asking for a chain-by-chain wing ranking.
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former culvers kitchen worker here, yes, the fish is battered and fried to order. it comes frozen, is thawed in the walk-in, then kept at temp in a cold well with the batter. batter comes dry, just add water. they also have seasonal walleye thats made the same way.
@gabrielangel1923See it on YouTubeHappy Birthday to Kyle, just for today he deserves a plate
@AccL_AdSee it on YouTubeThe fact Kyle dressed up as Salt Bae in the intro
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'You know I'm in for a good time if Max gasps' is diabolical from Kyle 🤣
@calenbeiling1198See it on YouTubeThe little movies should never stop. Very funny. The best trio.
@keydsongSee it on YouTubeFormer KFC cook here, the chicken in the pot pie is literally just deboned and deskinned original chicken. The texture is always going to be off because it’s basically cooked twice so it gets overcooked. Sometimes it’s from the same day, other times it’s literally the night before. It’s not terrible, but I also haven’t had it since I worked there 😂😂😂😂
@imTEWcynicalSee it on YouTubeI love the fact that you guys actually put skits and make the joke more alive and funny
@_M.Hasnain_See it on YouTubeI come here for the hilarious passive aggression between Max and Kyle.
@-BlackberrySee it on YouTube7:31 Happy Birthday Kyle!!
@ElusiveErrorSee it on YouTubeFormer Five Guys employee here! The ingredients taste fresh and the burger tastes hand formed because it literally is. Morning staff gets there at 8:30 and presses all the patties for the day, and cuts all the fries, veggies, etc.
There literally isn’t a freezer back there@thehopper9645See it on YouTube
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Culver's, whose cod dinner impresses the panel, is also famous for which dessert?
The Wisconsin-born chain's full name is Culver's ButterBurgers and Frozen Custard.